Person:Martin Trafton (1)

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Martin Trafton
b.23 Mar 1832 Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
d.18 Jun 1899 Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Est May 1826
  1. Emeline G Trafton1828 -
  2. Silas Curtis Trafton1830 - 1914
  3. Martin Trafton1832 - 1899
  4. Woodbury Newell Trafton1834 - 1915
  5. Mary Elizabeth Trafton1837 - 1914
  6. Edwin Payson Trafton1840 - 1903
  7. Stephen Pleasant Trafton1842 - 1920
  8. Anna M Trafton1845 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Martin Trafton1832 - 1899
  • W.  Elmira Cunningham (add)
m. 10 Feb 1857
  1. Eugene Millard Trafton1857 -
  2. Effie E Trafton1859 - 1859
  3. Everett L Trafton1860 -
  4. Howard M Trafton1866 -
  5. Grace E Trafton1875 - 1902
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Facts and Events
Name[1] Martin Trafton
Gender Male
Birth[1] 23 Mar 1832 Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
Marriage 10 Feb 1857 to Elmira Cunningham (add)
Occupation[3] 1897 Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United StatesShip and house carpentry
Religion[3] 1897 Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United StatesFree Will Baptist, served as Deacon
Death? 18 Jun 1899 Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United Statessee image
Burial? Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine, United StatesOak Cemetery. See death record.
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Offices

  • Served as Selectmen for the Town of Georgetown, Maine from 1878-1881.
  • Served as Treasurer from 1881-1882, 1885-1888 and 1890-1899.[2]
  • Served as Tax Collector for seven years.[3]
  • Served as Chairman of the Board of Assessors.[3]
  • Served as County Commissioner in 1897.[3]
  • In 1880 and 1895, Martin Trafton was a Representative in the State legislature.[3]
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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Martin Trafton (1832), in Maine, United States. Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900. (FamilySearch Record Search)
    Online database, Accessed 15 Apr 2012.

    name: Martin Trafton
    gender: Male
    birth date: 23 Mar 1832
    birthplace: GEORGETOWN,SAGADAHOC,MAINE
    father's name: Jotham Trafton
    mother's name: Rosetta
    indexing project (batch) number: C50302-1
    system origin: Maine-ODM
    source film number: 873976

  2. ↑ "Town Officials", in Mitchell, Harry Edward. The town register: Phippsburg, Georgetown, Arrowsic, West Bath, Westport, 1906. (Brunswick, Maine: H E Mitchell Co, 1906)
    p. 116, 119, 1906.

    Treasurers of Georgetown: ...Martin Trafton, 1881-83;...M. Trafton, 1885-88...M. Trafton, 1890-99."
    Selectmen of Georgetown:
    "1877 - J. L Berry, Martin Trafton, K W Riggs."
    "1878 - K. W. Riggs, Martin Trafton, J L Berry."
    "1879-80 - K. W. Riggs, Martin Trafton, Benj. Rowe 2d."
    "1881 - K W Riggs, Benj. Rowe, 2d. Martin Trafton."

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Martin Trafton, in Biographical review: containing life sketches of leading citizens of Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties, Maine. (Boston, Mass: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1897)
    p. 97, Accessed 8 May 2015.

    "Martin Trafton was educated in the Georgetown public schools. He chose ship-carpentry as a vocation, working at it with good results for thirty years. He has since engaged in the building of cottages, including one for George H. Sampson, of New York, and one for Mrs. Charles W. Bartlett...

    "In political affiliation Mr. Trafton is a Republican. In 1880 and 1895 he was a Representative
    to the State legislature. He has served as Town Treasurer for a number of terms, as Tax Collector for seven years, as Selectman three years, also as Chairman of the Board of Assessors; and at the present time he is one of the County Commissioners. He is a member of the Free Will Baptist church,
    in which he has been a Deacon for a number of years."

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